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The Brief Goes Weekly | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 87

The Brief Goes Weekly | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 87

Published 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Description

A weekly news show informing you on the latest in Bitcoin, privacy and open source tech, hosted by Ungovernables, Max and Q.

AOB (Any Other Business)

- KeyOS v1.4.0 now available to test
- Envoy 2.3.2
- New website is live: https://ungovernable.network
- Great AI chat with Seth on FTF
- Talk about the brief going weekly??

NEWS

9/11 Families File Claim Over US Government's 127,271 Seized Bitcoin
Published: 2026-08-23 | Source: The Rage

Trezor Shipping Provider Breach Leaks Data on ~14,000 Customers
Published: 2026-08-13 | Source: Bitcoin Magazine

Chainalysis Sues US Gov Over $95M ICE Blockchain Surveillance Contract
Published: 2026-08-18 | Source: The Rage

LND Reorg Vulnerability Disclosed: Channel Funds Drainable Before v0.20.0
Published: 2026-08-21 | Source: Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #419

Iceberg Paper: Threshold Custody on Lightning Without Protocol Changes
Published: 2026-08-22 | Source: ePrint 2026/1757

RELEASES

Bisq 2 v2.1.12 — 2026-08-22: Mandatory security update addressing vulnerabilities from a recent audit. Adds reputation privacy via nullifiers and day buckets, strengthens bonded-role registrations with oracle validation, and improves bridge reliability. Updating is required to continue trading.

Bisq 1.10.6 — 2026-08-21
Hotfix for critical trade failures introduced in v1.10.5. Mandatory update for anyone who took the security patch.

Zeus 13.2.0 — 2026-08-22
Stable release adds LDK support for 24-word seed phrases, upgrades embedded LND to v0.21.2-beta, upgrades Cashu CDK for Minibits compatibility, and lets users set custom Mempool instances for improved privacy. Security hardening and bug fixes included.

Frostsnap v0.4.0 — 2026-08-23
Major update with 142 commits. Adds firmware downgrade protection, secure-boot signer verification at build time, descriptor checksum generation, 1-of-N threshold warnings, and unique device name enforcement during keygen.

Flint v0.1.5.2 — 2026-08-23
Seth for Privacy's BTCPay Server plugin for nodeless Lightning via the Breez Spark SDK. v0.1.5 addresses findings from a third external security review: fixes negative fee wrapping, restores the sweeping opt-in toggle, and gates token write-offs on balance. v0.1.5.2 hides stored API keys from the admin UI.

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